An 83-year-old woman in Belgium is now the proud owner of what could be possibly the coolest lower jaw in history: a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=3d+printing">3D printed</a> titanium mandible replacement. The jaw was implanted successfully a few months ago by doctors at the <a href="http://www.uhasselt.be/biomed">University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute</a> in Belgium to replace the woman's seriously infected jaw bone. The replacement was 3D printed by researchers at the University of Hasselt out of titanium powder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/83-year-old-woman-gets-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-jaw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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83 Year-Old Woman Gets the World's First 3D Printed Jaw

An 83-year-old woman in Belgium is now the proud owner of what could be possibly the coolest lower jaw in history: a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=3d+printing">3D printed</a> titanium mandible replacement. The jaw was implanted successfully a few months ago by doctors at the <a href="http://www.uhasselt.be/biomed">University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute</a> in Belgium to replace the woman's seriously infected jaw bone. The replacement was 3D printed by researchers at the University of Hasselt out of titanium powder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/83-year-old-woman-gets-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-jaw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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83 Year-Old Woman Gets the World's First 3D Printed Jaw

An 83-year-old woman in Belgium is now the proud owner of what could be possibly the coolest lower jaw in history: a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=3d+printing">3D printed</a> titanium mandible replacement. The jaw was implanted successfully a few months ago by doctors at the <a href="http://www.uhasselt.be/biomed">University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute</a> in Belgium to replace the woman's seriously infected jaw bone. The replacement was 3D printed by researchers at the University of Hasselt out of titanium powder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/83-year-old-woman-gets-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-jaw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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83 Year-Old Woman Gets the World's First 3D Printed Jaw

An 83-year-old woman in Belgium is now the proud owner of what could be possibly the coolest lower jaw in history: a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=3d+printing">3D printed</a> titanium mandible replacement. The jaw was implanted successfully a few months ago by doctors at the <a href="http://www.uhasselt.be/biomed">University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute</a> in Belgium to replace the woman's seriously infected jaw bone. The replacement was 3D printed by researchers at the University of Hasselt out of titanium powder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/83-year-old-woman-gets-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-jaw/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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83 Year-Old Woman Gets the World's First 3D Printed Jaw

An 83-year-old woman in Belgium is now the proud owner of what could be possibly the coolest lower jaw in history: a 3D printed titanium mandible replacement. The jaw was implanted successfully a few months ago by doctors at the University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute in Belgium to replace the woman's seriously infected jaw bone. The replacement was 3D printed by researchers at the University of Hasselt out of titanium powder....